VP, Data & AI Implementation & Enablement

Job Classification: Technology - Data Analytics & Management

Are you energized by building enterprise capabilities that accelerate innovation with speed, scalability, and strong governance? Our Data & AI organization is shaping how Prudential modernizes responsibly—embedding trust, usability, and measurable value into the way teams adopt data and AI. When you join our organization, you will help the enterprise operationalize modern data governance and Responsible AI capabilities that enable safer, faster, and more consistent business outcomes at scale.

Your Team

As the Vice President, Data & AI Implementation & Enablement, you will play a pivotal role in translating Prudential’s Data & AI governance strategy into scalable operating processes, tooling, and enterprise adoption. Sitting within the Data Enablement organization, you will lead the implementation and rollout of core governance and Responsible AI capabilities, including enterprise data catalog and metadata management, data quality enablement, governance playbooks, and Responsible AI operationalization.

This role is designed for an executive leader who is both a strategist and an operator—someone who can convert governance intent into practical execution through clear operating models, repeatable playbooks, and measurable outcomes. You will drive onboarding and readiness, develop training and communications, monitor adoption and effectiveness, and partner across product, engineering, legal, risk, compliance, and business teams to reduce friction and embed governance and AI controls into day-to-day workflows.

In this role, you will establish and scale enterprise-wide enablement mechanisms, including communities of practice, reusable assets, training, and adoption support, to accelerate capability building and drive consistency across domains and lines of business. You will ensure governance tooling and processes are implemented in a way that is practical, sustainable, and aligned with regulatory expectations and enterprise risk posture—enabling trusted data, stronger analytics, and responsible use of AI across the enterprise.

Location: Newark, NJ hybrid (minimum 3 days/week in office)

Here is What You Can Expect on a Typical Day

• Translate Data & AI governance strategy into an enterprise enablement roadmap spanning processes, tooling, playbooks, training, communications, and adoption metrics.
• Build and lead a scalable enablement operating model that supports consistent rollout, onboarding, adoption, and continuous improvement across the enterprise.
• Lead the implementation and adoption of governance capabilities, including data catalog, metadata, lineage, stewardship, and data quality tooling.
• Serve as, or partner closely with, product leadership for governance platforms by defining requirements, prioritizing user needs, supporting releases, demonstrating value, and driving ongoing optimization.
• Develop and standardize governance playbooks, including stewardship workflows, critical data element definitions, data quality rule patterns, issue management, and approval processes.
• Partner with Legal, Risk, Compliance, Model Risk, and AI teams to operationalize Responsible AI requirements into clear controls, templates, workflows, and supporting documentation.
• Enable Responsible AI use case intake, risk tiering, documentation standards, review workflows, and lifecycle management in coordination with governance forums and control partners.
• Design and deliver enterprise-wide training, communications, and readiness programs to support adoption of Data & AI governance tools, standards, and ways of working.
• Establish adoption mechanisms such as office hours, onboarding materials, champion networks, communities of practice, and structured feedback loops.
• Track, measure, and report adoption, engagement, and effectiveness metrics, including tool usage, data quality improvement, control maturity, and cycle-time reduction.
• Create and scale a Data & AI Governance Community of Practice to share reusable assets, implementation patterns, lessons learned, and success measures across the organization.
• Act as a senior connector and influencer across data owners, stewards, architects, engineers, and business leaders to embed governance into delivery and operational processes.
• Continuously refine processes, tooling, and enablement approaches based on user feedback, audit findings, performance metrics, and evolving regulatory or technology expectations.

The Skills and Expertise You Bring

• Bachelor’s degree in information systems, data, AI, computer science, engineering, or a related field required; advanced degree preferred, or equivalent professional experience.
• Significant experience in data governance, data management, data platforms, AI enablement, Responsible AI, technology transformation, or related fields.
• Demonstrated success leading enterprise-scale implementations that require strong change management, stakeholder engagement, training, and cross-functional adoption.
• Hands‑on experience implementing or operating data governance and catalog platforms such as Collibra, Alation, Microsoft Purview, Informatica, or similar technologies.
• Strong working knowledge of metadata management, business glossary, lineage, stewardship workflows, data ownership models, and data quality operating practices.
• Experience translating policy, governance, or control requirements into practical workflows, measurable outcomes, and platform capabilities.
• Strong familiarity with Responsible AI concepts and with operationalizing AI governance in regulated environments.
• Proven ability to partner with Legal, Risk, Compliance, Model Risk, and technology teams to embed controls into AI and data delivery lifecycles.
• Strong program leadership and execution skills, with experience operating in agile or hybrid delivery environments and influencing across complex organizations.
• Excellent communication, facilitation, and executive presence, with the ability to translate complex technical and governance concepts into business‑relevant outcomes.

What we offer you:

Prudential is required by state specific laws to include the salary range for this role when hiring a resident in applicable locations. The salary range for this role is from $178,600.00 to $267,800.00. Specific pricing for the role may vary within the above range based on many factors including geographic location, candidate experience, and skills.

• Market competitive base salaries, with a yearly bonus potential at every level.
• Medical, dental, vision, life insurance, disability insurance, Paid Time Off (PTO), and leave of absences, such as parental and military leave.
• 401(k) plan with company match (up to 4%).
• Company‑funded pension plan.
• Wellness Programs including up to $1,600 a year for reimbursement of items purchased to support personal wellbeing needs.
• Work/Life Resources to help support topics such as parenting, housing, senior care, finances, pets, legal matters, education, emotional and mental health, and career development.
• Education Benefit to help finance traditional college enrollment toward obtaining an approved degree and many accredited certificate programs.
• Employee Stock Purchase Plan: Shares can be purchased at 85% of the lower of two prices (Beginning or End of the purchase period), after one year of service.

Prudential Financial, Inc. of the United States is not affiliated with Prudential plc. which is headquartered in the United Kingdom.

Prudential is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, ancestry, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, genetics, disability, marital status, age, veteran status, domestic partner status, medical condition or any other characteristic protected by law.